CC Madhya 24.248

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse

CC Madhya 24.247

CC Madhya 24.249

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 248

vyādha kahe,—“kibā dāna māgilā āmāre
ardha mārile kibā haya, tāhā kaha more“

SYNONYMS

vyādha kahe—the hunter replied; kibā dāna—what kind of charity; māgilā āmāre—have you begged from me; ardha mārile—in half-killing; kibā—what; haya—there is; tāhā—that; kaha more—kindly explain to me.

TRANSLATION

“The hunter replied, ‘My dear sir, what are you asking of me? What is wrong with the animals’ lying there half-killed? Will you please explain this to me?’